Category: Delaware Tribe

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov

WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced it has approved the plan for construction and operations of the Ocean Wind 1 project offshore New Jersey. Located about 13 nautical miles southeast of Atlantic City, the project will have an estimated capacity of 1,100 megawatts of clean energy – capable of powering over 380,000 homes – and is expected to create more than 3,000 good-paying jobs through development and a three-year construction cycle.

Today’s announcement marks the Biden-Harris administration’s third approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project in the United States, joining the Vineyard Wind project offshore Massachusetts and the South Fork Wind project offshore Rhode Island and New York, both now under construction and being built by union labor. These projects represent significant progress toward the Administration’s goals of developing 30 gigawatts of clean, renewable offshore wind energy by the year 2030, while protecting biodiversity and multiple uses of the ocean.

“Since Day One, the Biden-Harris administration has worked to jump-start the offshore wind industry across the country – and today’s approval for the Ocean Wind 1 project is another milestone in our efforts to create good-paying union jobs while combatting climate change and powering our nation,” said Secretary Deb Haaland. “By working closely with state and local leaders, Tribes, ocean users, and other stakeholders, we are moving forward with responsible clean energy development that will benefit communities, while also mitigating potential impacts on the environment or marine life.”

“Ocean Wind 1 represents another significant step forward for the offshore wind industry in the United States,” said BOEM Director Elizabeth Klein. “The project’s approval demonstrates the federal government’s commitment to developing clean energy and fighting climate change and is a testament to the state of New Jersey’s leadership in supporting sustainable…

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By Valerie Volcovici

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Wednesday approved construction of an offshore windfarm that will generate 1,100 megawatts of power from up to 98 turbines off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the third such project in the United States.

Approval of Orsted’s Ocean Wind by the Interior Department is the administration’s latest move toward meeting its goal of developing 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind in the U.S. by 2030 on every shoreline.

Interior previously approved Vineyard Wind off of Massachusetts and South Fork off of Rhode Island, both of which are under construction.

“Today’s approval for the Ocean Wind 1 project is another milestone in our efforts to create good-paying union jobs while combating climate change and powering our nation,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.

Ocean Wind could power up to 380,000 homes and create 3,000 jobs from development through a three-year construction cycle, according to the Interior Department.

As part of its approval during the environmental review process, Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Management said it would take a series of monitoring and mitigation measures to reduce impacts on marine animals and fish, including vessel speed restrictions, and will create a direct compensation program for fisheries.

It also consulted with the Delaware Nation and Delaware Tribe of Indians, as well as the Shinnecock Indian Nation.

Another 14GW of offshore wind energy is in the pipeline with 7 projects undergoing review, said Liz Burdock, founder and CEO of the Business Network for Offshore Wind, who added that a supply chain for building out the industry is also emerging domestically.

“The U.S. supply chain is coming to life as factory workers in Paulsboro, New Jersey, fabricators in Baltimore, Maryland, and construction workers at New Jersey’s wind port are manufacturing Ocean Wind 1’s turbine components and ports,” said Burdock.

(Reporting by Valerie VolcoviciEditing by Bill Berkrot…

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WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday approved construction of an offshore windfarm that will generate 1,100 megawatts of power from up to 98 turbines off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the third such project in the United States.

Approval of Orsted’s (ORSTED.CO) Ocean Wind by the Interior Department is the administration’s latest move toward meeting its goal of developing 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind in the U.S. by 2030 on every shoreline.

Interior previously approved Vineyard Wind off of Massachusetts and South Fork off of Rhode Island, both of which are under construction.

“Today’s approval for the Ocean Wind 1 project is another milestone in our efforts to create good-paying union jobs while combating climate change and powering our nation,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.

Ocean Wind could power up to 380,000 homes and create 3,000 jobs from development through a three-year construction cycle, according to the Interior Department.

As part of its approval during the environmental review process, Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Management said it would take a series of monitoring and mitigation measures to reduce impacts on marine animals and fish, including vessel speed restrictions, and will create a direct compensation program for fisheries.

It also consulted with the Delaware Nation and Delaware Tribe of Indians, as well as the Shinnecock Indian Nation.

Another 14GW of offshore wind energy is in the pipeline with 7 projects undergoing review, said Liz Burdock, founder and CEO of the Business Network for Offshore Wind, who added that a supply chain for building out the industry is also emerging domestically.

“The U.S. supply chain is coming to life as factory workers in Paulsboro, New Jersey, fabricators in Baltimore, Maryland, and construction workers at New Jersey’s wind port are manufacturing Ocean Wind 1’s turbine components and ports,” said Burdock.

Reporting by Valerie…

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The founding of the United States was shaped by inspirational figures authoring remarkable tales long since forgotten — or since erased.

Tamanend is one of them.

More commonly called King Tammany, or Saint Tammany, he was a 17th-century Lenni Lenape (Delaware) chief who found a friend and ally in English Quaker William Penn — who settled the region in 1682.

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Tammany was revered as the “Patron Saint of America” by the generation of the Founding Fathers and the patriots who fought, bled and died for the cause of American independence.

“The Pennsylvania troops under Washington’s command were the first to raise their banners on which were inscribed ‘St. Tamanend,'” Leon Nelson Nichols wrote in 1892 in “The History of Tammany,” which chronicles both the life of the man and the influential patriotic Tammany societies he inspired around the new nation.

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Lenni Lenape chief Tammany was dubbed the “Patron Saint of America” by the generation that fought for American independence. This is an idealized composite portrait by Fritz Bade from descriptions of the man, as featured in the 1938 book, “The Tammany Legend” by Joseph White Norwood.

Nichols added, “Soon other troops caught the zeal for Saint Tamanend until at last the whole American army had adopted the chief as its patron saint.”

“Tamanend … played a prominent role in the establishment of peaceful relations among the Native American tribes and the English settlers who established Pennsylvania,” reports DelawareTribe.org, the official website of the Delaware tribe of Indians.

He was feted each May, most notably in the Mid-Atlantic states.

“This is King Tammany’s Day … The People here…

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A number of Indian River High School student-athletes have been selected to participate in their respective sports’ annual Blue-Gold All-Star Showcase events.

Football

Senior Ashton Stephens was selected to participate in the (DFRC) Blue-Gold game last Friday, June 16, at Delaware Stadium on the campus of the University of Delaware in Newark.

“Ashton was a hard-working player who was great for our program for four years,” said IR head football coach Phil Townsend. “He will be missed by the coaching staff.”

The Blue team — representing schools from the North — earned a 21-12 victory over Stephens and his Gold teammates, representing schools from the South.

Since 1956, the DFRC Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game has helped to raise funds for Delaware organizations and programs that benefit Delaware citizens with intellectual disabilities. The mission of DFRC is “to enrich the lives of Delawareans with intellectual disABILITIES.”

Softball

Four members of the state-finalist Indian River High School girls’ softball team helped the Gold contingent defeat the Blue squad, 5-4, on Tuesday, June 13, in the 2023 DIAA All Star Game at the Smyrna-Clayton Little League Field.

Indians’ seniors Kinsley Hall, Jillian Collins, Jaya Shaub and Lily Hoban performed well in their Gold uniforms less than two weeks after losing to Caravel Academy in the DIAA state championship tilt.

Third-baseman Shaub drilled a base hit up the middle in the ninth inning to help set up the winning run. The deciding marker was produced by a bases-loaded walk to Sussex Tech and Delaware Tribe stalwart Laniya Lewis.

Righthander Hall was the game’s only pitcher who didn’t allow a run in her three innings of work. Her batterymate, catcher Hoban, caught all nine innings, throwing out a base runner and contributing a single. Leftfielder Collins also performed admirably.

Shaniya Lewis, Laniya Lewis’ twin sister, who also plays for Sussex Tech and the Delaware Tribe travel…

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Jaya Shaub displays an Indian River High School colored bow in her hair. Shaub is this week’s salute to the IRHS seniors.

Coastal Point • Mike Stern

Losing is tough.

But remaining victorious of spirit and attitude is achievable regardless of what the scoreboard reads.

Jaya Schaub realizes this.

The outstanding Indian River High School girls’ softball third-baseman remains thankful and enthusiastic about the wild ride that she and her teammates took to the DIAA state championship game.

The Indians fell just short of winning the title, after their 15-game winning streak was snapped by Caravel Academy at the University of Delaware on Saturday, June 3.

“I’m beyond proud of all the work we’ve put in this season, and I think we showed ourselves and other schools how much we can really do,” said Shaub after IR finished the season at an impressive 19-4. “I wouldn’t want to win with another team, and I wouldn’t have wanted to lose with another team. My Indian River High teammates really are my sisters, and I’m glad I got the opportunity to make history with them. I’m not disappointed that we lost, and I’m even more sad that the season is over. But that only means that it was something good enough to miss, and for that I’m grateful.”

Calm, peace and purpose in the batter’s box

She displays a striking command presence.

The strapping 5-foot-7 right-handed hitter steps into the batter’s box, exuding a sense of calm, of peace and of purpose.

Anyone watching can immediately surmise that she is locked in.

Standing just 43 feet from the girls’ softball pitcher’s mound, Shaub awaits the hurler’s offering with a sense of purpose and commitment.

Moments later, she makes solid contact with the ball, driving the sphere to the outer reaches of the outfield, then swiftly races…

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Sophomore leadoff batter Sophie Scurci has been playing softball against some of the best competition in the country for the past couple years as a member of the Delaware Tribe travel softball team. She is no stranger to being in the spotlight for big spots in a game.

However, last Friday, May 12, there may not have been a bigger spot for her in the top of the 7th inning of the Henlopen Athletic Conference (HAC) championship game against district rival Sussex Central.

Scurci stepped to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded, and her IR team just taking a 1-0 lead earlier in the inning. She jumped on the first pitch she saw, fouling it off before taking a ball. She swung through the next pitch to fall into a 1-2 hole. With her back against the wall, Scurci locked in on the next pitch from Central’s Madge Layfield, and drilled the ball high and far over the left-centerfield fence for a grand slam, sending her teammates, coaches and all the IR fans in attendance into a frenzy.

The Indians had a 5-0 lead, which proved to be more than enough for senior fireballer Kinsley Hall, as they would win the game and the HAC championship, 5-2. It was the first conference title for IR in softball since 2006, and may have been the first time they’ve beaten Central since that same year.

“That was so awesome,” said IR head coach Sara Powell, who was on that 2006 IR team as a player, of Scurci’s performance. “Honestly, she works so hard at practice every day, and you can just see it in her face. She is always so focused. She’s one of those kids that makes adjustments every at-bat, and that makes a huge difference. You see there, on the…

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A somber ceremony was held Friday afternoon at the Delaware Tribal Complex to remember and honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP).

 

About 40 people attended the event, wearing red — some with a red handprint painted over their mouths — a symbol to remember Native American voices who have been silenced.

 

 

Just before an honor walk around the pond, some who gathered held pictures of missing or murdered relatives and friends. They told the crowd about  their honored person, with many tears shed.

 

The Delaware Tribe offers several resources for families that experience domestic violence, including protection order services that the tribe will offer to anyone — Native and Non-Native included.

 

Below is a photo gallery from Friday’s event.

 

Photo by Nathan Thompson

Photo by Nathan Thompson

Photo by Nathan Thompson

Photo by Nathan Thompson

Photo by Nathan Thompson

Photo by Nathan Thompson

Photo by Nathan Thompson

Photo by Nathan Thompson

Photo by Nathan Thompson

Photo by Nathan Thompson

Photo by Nathan Thompson

Photo by Nathan Thompson

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